The Tennessee Titans have some important decisions to make with free agency and the 2020 NFL Draft looming — especially as far as quarterback Ryan Tannehill and running back Derrick Henry are concerned.
There’s always a chance the Titans could retain both players, franchise tagging one and signing the other to a multi-year deal.
But what if you had to choose just one?
IndyCar Champion Josef Newgarden, who is a fan of the Titans, was faced with that exact question this week on “Good Morning Football”.
“I think you can’t let Derrick go,” Newgarden said. “I think he’s your main guy, your rallier. I think all the team kind of thrives around him, right? But you have to have that integral piece like a Tannehill. If they’re losing Tannehill, they’ve got to get someone close to him, but I think Henry’s your priority.”
IndyCar Champion and @Titans fan @josefnewgarden joined us a the breakfast table this morning!
He chose between keeping Tannehill or Henry when free agency comes…đź‘€
Who would you keep? pic.twitter.com/ePxhmwmplC
— GMFB (@gmfb) March 4, 2020
A rumor is out there that the Titans could place the franchise tag on Henry, while allowing Tannehill to test free agency.
That may be unsettling to Titans fans who have kept a close eye on the quarterback position and are still high on the career season Tannehill had in Tennessee last year.
But this issue couldn’t present itself at a better time, as the team enters a favorable time period with a free agency and draft class stacked with talent at quarterback if Tannehill plays elsewhere next year.